Realizing the Potential of Sustained Diversity through Genuine Inclusion
The tangible benefits of diversity in the workplace are now well-established. Yet diversity can only deliver on its full potential when it exists in a genuinely inclusive environment.
Diversity and Inclusion: Cultural Awareness and Competency helps us understand the hidden biases that can keep us from achieving inclusivity and equity within our organizations.
The benefits of diversity in the workplace include faster problem-solving, better decision-making, increased innovation, employee engagement, and better financial performance. Diversity, however, can only deliver on its full potential when it exists in a genuinely inclusive environment. An organizational culture that does not make talented, diverse employees feel valued and supported is certain to lose them, increasing the cost of turnover and lowering morale and productivity.
• Recognize conscious or unconscious (implicit) biases and implement ways to mitigate the negative effects they may have on others.
• Be more culturally aware and recognize and appreciate the nuances of culture and background in our organizations and personal life.
• Utilize skills to communicate with empathy, manage conflict effectively, prevent misunderstanding, build trust and psychological safety, and create stronger relationships.
In addition to being the right thing to do, the tangible benefits of diversity in the workplace are now well-established. Among them are faster problem-solving, better decision-making, increased innovation, employee engagement, and better financial performance.
Still, many organizations are finding the retention of diverse talent challenging. Developing a more inclusive culture may be the missing element.
Understanding the mindset and skills that provide the foundation for successful training in support of sustained diversity can help organizations ensure their diversity-focused efforts have the positive effect they intend.
In addition to being the right thing to do, the tangible benefits of diversity in the workplace are now well-established. Yet diversity can only deliver on its full potential when it exists in a genuinely inclusive environment. Without it, organizations are certain to find retention of diverse talent challenging.
Struggling with our own biases is part of what it means to be human, but research suggests that increasing our cultural awareness and cultural competency can help us contribute to a genuinely inclusive environment that supports sustained diversity.
Myth #1
Diversity, equity, and inclusion only benefit minority groups.
Reality: Although minorities stand to gain the most immediate results of
successful diversity programs, DEI actually benefits everyone, especially those
working in an organization or team of people. Organizations with higher rates of
diversity, for example, enjoy better employee engagement and less turnover.
Those are two key metrics of more satisfied employees, which in itself results
in higher productivity and profitability. On top of that, a diverse workforce
leads to less groupthink, which is a serious inhibitor of innovation and
performance.
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